AOC Falls Off Pedestal, Will Not Lead House Oversight Committee

Progressive New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lost her bid to fill the ranking position on the House Oversight Committee to centrist Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly.

The Committee’s primary responsibility is oversight of virtually everything government does – from national security to homeland security grants, from federal workforce policies to regulatory reform and reorganization authority, from information technology procurements at individual agencies to government-wide data security standards.

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Senate Blocks Dems From Shaping Trump-Era Majority In Labor Agency

The Senate blocked President Joe Biden‘s renomination of the current chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Lauren McFerran. Sen. Bill Cassidy says, “I am glad the Senate rejected Democrats’ partisan attempt to deny President Trump the opportunity to choose his own nominees and enact a pro-America, pro-worker agenda with the mandate he has from the American people.”

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Commerce Secretary Orders Staff To Spend Cash Before Trump Assumes Office

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has ordered staff to work overtime so they can spend cash as quickly as possible before Donald Trump assumes the presidency. “I’d like to have really almost all of the money obligated by the time we leave,” Raimondo told POLITICO, in reference to the $53 billion microchip program.

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